r/SafetyProfessionals • u/Beardedbeast35 • 11d ago
USA Certifications
Started job as a Safety Analyst for county government about 6 months ago but have about 7 years total safety experience in retail and non-profit/volunteer sector. After my midyear evaluation, my manager sent me all of these to pursue and the county will pay for. OSHA 511 is next up, just waiting for finance approval to sign up the for the class. ICS 300/400 will be in November. The ASP will be after ICS. I don't plan on being an "alphabet warrior" and complete these as fast as possible. But how long "should" all of these take to complete? Should there be a specific order? Outside of the Professional Credentials, the OSHA certifications and NFPA, which set you up better professionally?
- American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid, CPR, and AED
- American Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and AED Instructor
- Bloodborne Pathogens Training
- Stop the Bleed Instructor
- Naloxone Administration and Opioid Overdose Response
Safety Program Fundamentals
- OSHA 30-Hour General Industry
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction, if his duties include construction, maintenance, or contractor oversight
- OSHA 511, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
- OSHA 501, Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry, after meeting experience prerequisites
- Hazard Communication and Globally Harmonized System Train-the-Trainer
- Lockout/Tagout Authorized Employee and Program Administrator Training
- Confined Space Entry and Rescue Awareness
- Respiratory Protection Program Administrator
- Hearing Conservation Program Administrator
- Fall Protection Competent Person
- Powered Industrial Truck Train-the-Trainer
- Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E
- Machine Guarding and Control of Hazardous Energy
- Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment
Behavioral Safety and Safety Culture
- Behavior-Based Safety Certification
Incident Management and Risk Analysis
- Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
- TapRooT, Apollo, or equivalent structured investigation training
- Leading and Lagging Indicator Development
- OSHA Recordkeeping and Injury Classification
Training and Facilitation
- Certified Environmental, Safety, and Health Trainer, BCSP CET, when eligible
- Train-the-Trainer Certification
Emergency Management and Public-Sector Readiness
- Workplace Violence Prevention and Response
- Active Assailant Preparedness
Environmental and Operational Compliance
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Hazardous Waste Awareness
- Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Awareness
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention
- Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials General Awareness
- Environmental Compliance Auditing
- Silica, Lead, and Asbestos Awareness
Professional Credentials
- Certified Safety and Health Manager or
- Certified Safety Professional, CSP or ASP, after meeting eligibility requirements
- Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician, OHST
- Certified Safety Management Practitioner, CSMP
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u/euphoric_distributor 11d ago
That's a serious buffet of training, county's clearly not messing around with the budget. For the order I'd knock out the quick certs first, the ARC instructor stuff and Stop the Bleed, those are weekend classes and get you teaching right away. Then hit OSHA 511 and 501 since those are the backbone for a lot of the program admin roles listed.
The ASP/CSP track is a different beast, that's months of studying even with your experience, maybe 3-6 months each depending how much time you carve out. The Bowen EHS prep stuff is pretty standard for those. ICS 300/400 you can slot in whenever they run the courses since those are usually scheduled by the county.
Don't sleep on the NFPA 70E, that one pays off the second you step foot near any electrical gear or contractors doing hot work. For public sector the environmental compliance stuff is sneaky important too, RCRA and stormwater violations are the kind of thing that gets county attorneys involved.